Vehicle-wheel.



L. W. DODSON.

VEHICLE WHEEL. .AFPLICATHJN FlLED JUNE 29.1916.

Patented Dec. 3,1918.

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' To all whom it may concern:

. LUTHER w. nonson, or ror'rsnune. vrnemra.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Be it known that I, LUTHER Lottsbu'rg, in the county of Northumber- .land, State of Virginia, have invented cergenerally, but is directed more particularlyto a novel mechanism for connecting a rubber tire thereto.

An object of the'present invention is to provide a wheel in which means of novel construction and arrangement are embodied for retaining the rim and consequently the tire against accidental displacement from the Wheel. I

.A further object of the invention isto provide a metallic casing of improved construction for inclosin the main rim of the Wheel, said casing em odying separable elements one of which constitutes a supplemental or tire receiving rim.

A still further object is to provide a vehicle wheel which is composed of a minimum number of. parts, and is therefore simple in construction and cheap to manu-. facture. v

With the above and other objects of similar nature in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

' In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention applied to a wheel. y Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. '3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation.

Fig. 4c is an elevation of the attaching plate and the ends of the rim. Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a wheel including a hub 10 provided with radial spokes 11, the latter carrying a felly 12 at their outer ends.

Surrounding the inner and side faces ,of

the felly 12, there is a metallic casing,

formed of sheet metal bent into U-shape in cross section to conform to the shape of Application filed June 29, 1916. Serial at. 106,659.

W. DoDsoN, a citizen of the United States, residmg at."

the felly, an annular, band concentrically of present Specification of Letters Extent. 1 lParteritfitlDfiC. 3, 191i...

the felly. This casingiis indicated @1 45, 5

and its side portions extend beyond the outer face of the fel]y,'.as' shownat 25.; F1tting. snugly against theouter faceco'f-l s the felly 12, there is an "element 26, alsoformed of sheet metal, and bent to' formin cross section, a channel-shaped tire Ite'ceiv ing rim 27, having its side flanges 28 'rebent' in spacedrelation to form inwardly'open ing channels 29 which snugly receive-the". 'edge portions 25 of the casing 24:.

Both the casing. 24; and the elementBG- are split transversely at corresponding points, as shown, and for securing together the resultant ends of both, the bottom of the rim 27 which is formed by the element 26 is longitudinally grooved as shown at 29, and countersunk Within this groove, there is a. plat-e30, provided withspaced apertures 31 for the reception of bolts 31 therethrough. These bolts also ass through the element 26, the felly'and t e casing-2 1, and engaged with the bolts inwardly of the casing. there is a plate 32, which extends.

over the end portions of thecasing at opposite sides of its split, as shown. The

parts are thus securely fastened against displacement. A What I claim is In a vehicle wheel, the'combinationl with the felly thereof, of a casing embracing the felly and having circumferential side edgesgsa extending beyond the outer periphery of" the felly having channeled edge portionsreceiving the edges of the casing, the chain). neled portions being outwardly oflsetfrom the band to provide a seat therebetween, a'

resilient tire encircling the band and engaged in the seat formed by the channeled:

portions, said casing and band being transversely' split, an attaching plate for joining the ends of the casing, a companion plate countersunk within the band and extending oppositely of the split therein, and bolt members passing through the felly and through the plates respectivel y In testimony whereof I "a x my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER W. DODSON. Witnessesz a A. K. Grants, WM. J. CRanLn. 

